MrH wrote:One day the following will also apply to the TRNC, regardless of ANY objections!
Do you not agree?
REUTERS NEWS REPORT:15:52 05Feb2009 EU parliament urges all bloc to recognise Kosovo
BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers on Thursday urged five EU members that have so far failed to recognise Kosovo to fall in line with other members of the bloc.
Kosovo, which broke from Serbia last February, has been recognised by 22 of the 27 member countries.
Cyprus, Greece, Slovakia, Spain and Romania have refused to recognise Kosovo as independent, either because they support Serbia or because they believe this would spark trouble in sensitive provinces of their own.
"The resolution recommends that the EU Member States which have not recognised the independence of Kosovo should do so," the European Parliament said in a statement.
In a non-binding resolution, the parliament also urged the executive European Commission and member states to help Kosovo's government to overcome serious staff shortages and improve the situation of the Roma and other minorities there.
The resolution was passed in a 424-133 vote with 24 abstentions.
(Reporting by Marcin Grajewski; Editing by Richard Balmforth)
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Thursday, 05 February 2009 15:52:16RTRS [nL5784248 ] {C}ENDS
Kosovo does not happen to have 40 thousand occupying troops , more than a quarter of a million settlers with the minority population as Kosovans .
No one has ever described Kosovo as "occupied " so where do you see the similarities mate , or do you think that the EU is a bunch of idiots. The "TRNC" has as much chance of being recognised as I have of becoming the King of England !!
